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5 days ago · The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was published in 1884 as a companion to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, written in 1876. While the story of Tom Sawyer is lighthearted and adventurous in the style of juvenile fiction of its day, Huck Finn’s adventure is darker and more satirical.
2 days ago · The book’s plot describes 10-year-old Huck trying to escape from his abusive father, while Jim tries to escape from slavery. During their adventures down the Mississippi River, young Huck navigates what he thinks is right, versus what “civilized” folk are telling him. The book is a satirical look at how the two very often are not one and ...
2 days ago · [rating=4] in 1884, Mark Twain wrote a novel, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, bringing the South and its traditions to the people up North. In his stories, we meet Huckleberry and his good friend Tom Sawyer (“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”).
5 days ago · A combination quiz on those great Mark Twain novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn henceforth shortened to Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.
2 days ago · Tom Sawyer. Huckleberry Finn. These aren't just characters. They're Twain's middle fingers to adult society. Through these kid's eyes, Twain exposes the hypocrisy, the garbage, the sheer idiocy of the "grown-up" world. Children see the emperor has no clothes. Adults pretend he's wearing Gucci. Twain's message? Listen to the kids.
5 days ago · The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Trivia Quiz. I just reread this book and remembered why I enjoyed it so much when I read it back in high school. Tom and Huck are such lovable little rebels. A multiple-choice quiz by sarahmas. Estimated time: 4 mins.
3 days ago · Jim of Mark Twain’s story was simple and ignorant and superstitious, in the end becoming something between a cruel plaything for Tom Sawyer and life lesson material for Huck Finn — and yet there were also glimpses of a genuinely kind man, a husband and a father, and a man existing outside the limited worldview of a barely adolescent boy.
